English–Spanish
“egg” in Spanish
How to say “egg” in Spanish
“Egg” in Spanish is huevo.
Edible oval with a hard shell enclosing a white and a yolk.
Example sentences with huevo
En la receta necesito un huevo duro.
In the recipe I need a hard-boiled egg.
Tips for using huevo
- The initial h is silent, so the word sounds like 'we-vo', and the idiom tener huevos is coarse slang for courage that is avoided in formal situations.
Other Spanish words for “egg”
Durante la ovulación, el óvulo se libera del ovario.
During ovulation, the egg is released from the ovary.